Characters and Setting Kindergarten Lesson 30 – Third week in April (4/19-4/23) Objective – Students will use pictures to write a personal narrative. Materials – 1.Head phones 2.Brainpopjr. Story Elements – “Characters” and “Setting” a.http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/storyelements/ 3.Backyardigans’ Adventure Maker - http://www.nickjr.com/kids-games/backyardigans-adventure-maker.html 4. “Sequences” Standards aligned to this lesson – 8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3 Language Arts – I D P 1, I E P 1, II B P 2, II A P 4 Vocabulary – Review past vocabulary; story elements, characters, setting, events, plot Activities – 1.Class watches the Brainpopjr. movie “Characters” and then draws a picture of their favorite character from a book. 2.Class watches the Brainpopjr. movie “Setting” and then plays a game to find the right setting. 3.Students make a Backyardigans adventure together then create one on their own. 4.Students who finish early may play “Sequences” ordering events. Assessment – Backyardigans activity Differentiation – 1.All students will watch, listen, and read along with video reinforced with discussion. 2.Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity. Comparing Two Stories Grade One Lesson 30 – Third week in April (4/19-4/23) Objective – Students will be able to compare a fiction story to a nonfiction story using a Venn diagram. Materials – 1. Head phones 2. Bookflix – Trashy Town and Making Less Trash a. Family and Community 33-35 b. http://bkflix.grolier.com/pb/node-32751 3. Kidspiration – Trashy Town 4. Brainpopjr. “Natural Resources” video, game, and draw about it http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/conservation/naturalresources/ Standards aligned to this lesson – 8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3 Language Arts – I E P 2, II B P 4, III B P 4, I E P 3, II B P 6 Vocabulary – Review past vocabulary; compare, contrast, Venn diagram, same, different Activities – 1. Class watches Trashy Town together 2. Class reads Making Less Trash on their own 3. Class completes the Kidspiration Venn diagram comparing the two. 4. Depending on remaining students will then watch the “Natural Resources” video on Brainpop tying the theme of the stories to Earth Day. 5. If they have time, students may play the game and then draw a picture of something renewable. Assessment – Kidspiration activity Differentiation – 1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video reinforced with discussion. 2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity.
Kindergarten
Lesson 30 –
Third week in April (4/19-4/23)
Objective –
Students will use pictures to write a personal narrative.
Materials –
1. Head phones
2. Brainpopjr. Story Elements – “Characters” and “Setting”
a. http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/storyelements/
3. Backyardigans’ Adventure Maker - http://www.nickjr.com/kids-games/backyardigans-adventure-maker.html
4. “Sequences”
Standards aligned to this lesson –
8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3
Language Arts – I D P 1, I E P 1, II B P 2, II A P 4
Vocabulary –
Review past vocabulary; story elements, characters, setting, events, plot
Activities –
1. Class watches the Brainpopjr. movie “Characters” and then draws a picture of their favorite character from a book.
2. Class watches the Brainpopjr. movie “Setting” and then plays a game to find the right setting.
3. Students make a Backyardigans adventure together then create one on their own.
4. Students who finish early may play “Sequences” ordering events.
Assessment –
Backyardigans activity
Differentiation –
1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video reinforced with discussion.
2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity.
Comparing Two Stories
Grade One
Lesson 30 –
Third week in April (4/19-4/23)
Objective –
Students will be able to compare a fiction story to a nonfiction story using a Venn diagram.
Materials –
1. Head phones
2. Bookflix – Trashy Town and Making Less Trash
a. Family and Community 33-35
b. http://bkflix.grolier.com/pb/node-32751
3. Kidspiration – Trashy Town
4. Brainpopjr. “Natural Resources” video, game, and draw about it
http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/conservation/naturalresources/
Standards aligned to this lesson –
8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3
Language Arts – I E P 2, II B P 4, III B P 4, I E P 3, II B P 6
Vocabulary –
Review past vocabulary; compare, contrast, Venn diagram, same, different
Activities –
1. Class watches Trashy Town together
2. Class reads Making Less Trash on their own
3. Class completes the Kidspiration Venn diagram comparing the two.
4. Depending on remaining students will then watch the “Natural Resources” video on Brainpop tying the theme of the stories to Earth Day.
5. If they have time, students may play the game and then draw a picture of something renewable.
Assessment –
Kidspiration activity
Differentiation –
1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video reinforced with discussion.
2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity.